Tagged: whiskeycocktails

Daily Mix / Maraschino / Scotch / Throwback Thursday / Whiskey (blended)

New York Sour

The NEW YORK SOUR is essentially a Whiskey Sour with a dry red-wine floater. It was originally created to mask inferior whiskey during Prohibition and to use up open bottles of speakeasy wines. It has been refined over the years...

Cranberry Juice / Daily Mix / Whiskey (blended)

American Pie Cocktail

From Guy Fieri and the Food Network comes the AMERICAN PIE COCKTAIL. It’s easy to make and combines a surprisingly pleasing blend of cranberry juice, apple liqueur and whiskey. It’s surprising only because the cocktail’s name sounds like it would...

Bitters / Bourbon / Daily Mix / Throwback Thursday / Vermouth (sweet & dry) / Whiskey (blended)

Manhattan

Like the martini, the MANHATTAN can be custom-mixed by preference or mood. Those who are opposed to the sweeter version can choose a rye whiskey or dry vermouth. The classic version allows your choice of bourbon, rye or Canadian whiskey...

Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Whiskey (blended)

Irish Margarita

The IRISH MARGARITA uses the same template as a standard tequila margarita, but switches out Irish whiskey for the more common tequila. Most recipes recommend Grand Marnier as the orange liqueur of choice, though Cointreau and Triple Sec have occasionally...

Aperol/Campari/Cynar / Daily Mix / Maraschino / Vermouth (sweet & dry) / Whiskey (blended)

Bensonhurst

If you’re in the mood for a Manhattan, but would like a tasty variation, the BENSONHURST is a must. Replace the sweet vermouth of a Manhattan with dry vermouth. Then add splashes of maraschino liqueur and the Italian aperitif, Cynar,...

Bitters / Daily Mix / Vermouth (sweet & dry) / Whiskey (blended)

Emerald

It’s an Irish-whiskey Manhattan — the EMERALD. But it more closely resembles the Scottish Highlander in that it infuses the orange flavors from orange bitters and orange peel into an Irish whiskey instead of maraschino cherry into bourbon or rye....

Bitters / Bourbon / Daily Mix / Grenadine / Throwback Thursday / Vermouth (sweet & dry) / Whiskey (blended)

Scofflaw

The SCOFFLAW cocktail was created in 1924 Paris during Prohibition. The word is a noun used to describe a person who drinks illegally, a combination of the words “scoff” and “law”. The Scofflaw is a cousin to the Manhattan, since...